Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

It's that time of the year again. We've eaten our bodyweights in Christmas delights, dabbled in some fizz to see the New Year in and now we're faced with a new year ahead, full of possibilities and opportunities. For Formula 1's 10 teams, who will have been ploughing on with their respective 2024 machines for most of the festive period, it's a time…

The 2024 Formula 1 season begins March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix. Three-time defending champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are looking to make it four titles in a row this season after a historically dominant campaign in 2023. There are 24 races this season - a record in the sport's history - starting in Bahrain and ending with the Abu…

The 2024 Formula 1 season is on the horizon, with some format changes. Free practice and sprint qualifying will now take place on Friday, with the sprint race as Saturday's first track event, followed by the qualifying race. Reigning champion Max Verstappen heads into the new season as the bookies favorite to retain his world crown. His main rivals…

The FIA Gala 2023 in Baku took place against the backdrop of Lewis Hamilton's increasingly fraught relationship with Formula One's governing body. His criticism of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the organisation's approach to key issues such as sustainability and sportsmanship has been growing. Indeed the tensions have been apparent, in…

Red Bull principal Christian Horner does not believe it is the role of a team to get involved with the ongoing tension between the FIA and Formula 1, though stressed "harmony" is important for the series. The FIA and Formula One Management play vital roles in ensuring that Formula 1 runs smoothly, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem having referred…

Lewis Hamilton has supported the potential introduction of reverse grid races into Formula 1, but Mercedes team-mate George Russell warns they "won't work". Despite several tweaks since its foundation in 2021, the Sprint format has continued to divide opinion after a series of drab races that revealed the performance trends of the cars in advance…

3pts Sergio Perez for a podium finish at 9/2 (Sky Bet, William Hill) Preparations for the weekend have not gone smoothly for any team as the only meaningful practice session was interrupted with two red flags. This meant entering qualifying we were unsure of the order at the front and are still none the wiser on race pace. SERGIO PEREZ showed he…

While the eyes of the world will turn to the Middle East for the start of the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, another big sporting event will take place in the region that day. The Formula One season finale is further east in the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates. Last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was one of the more memorable F1 races in…

The 2023 F1 season has reached its conclusion. Sunday's twilight Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will officially wrap up a year in which we saw the most dominant season ever as Max Verstappen cruised to his third straight world drivers championship. It is also the first time Red Bull finishes 1-2 in the world drivers standings as Sergio Perez is assured of…

SHOCKING footage has emerged showing a mass brawl between boozed up guests at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Celebrations from fans at the event got completely out of hand as a huge fight broke out at the £1billion Yas Marina Circuit as guests flung bottles at each other. Max Verstappen secured his 19th win of the season as the Red Bull driver…

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch the top 10 most viral moments from the 2023 Formula 1 season. Formula 1's chasing pack enter a crucial winter off-season as they aim to find ways to close down Red Bull's advantage in time for the 2024 season, which begins at the end of February. As the sport prepares to head back…

Helmut Marko has confirmed the reason behind a bet he made with Christian Horner at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, revealing that he planned to contribute it as bar money for the team's mechanics. The Austrian bet the team principal €500 that Max Verstappen wouldn't qualify on the front row at the Yas Marina circuit after a tricky Friday of…

Max Verstappen even surprised some in the Red Bull garage by overcoming his difficult practice results to qualify on pole for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Max Verstappen speaking after qualifying on pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Max Verstappen admonished Helmut Marko for betting against him after the Dutchman took pole for the Abu…

Toto Wolff believes beating Red Bull in today's ground-effect aerodynamic era is "against the odds", but that doesn't mean Mercedes aren't striving to do just that. Although Mercedes wrapped up the 2023 campaign with a podium finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and P2 in the championship, for the former World Champions it was anything but a…

Lewis Hamilton has suggested that Red Bull will once again hold a large deficit over the Formula 1 field after its dominant campaign this year. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Red Bull secured its 21st victory of the year with Max Verstappen cruising to his 19th win. The Milton Keynes-based squad has enjoyed one of the most dominant seasons in F1…

Mercedes clung on to second place in the constructors' championship by the skin of their teeth - and a £10million cash boost - as Verstappen ended the most dominant season in Formula One history with another victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman, taking his 19th win from 22 rounds, finished 17 seconds clear of team-mate Sergio Perez.…

Lewis Hamilton was knocked out of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying by Mercedes team-mate George Russell, as his pessimistic prediction came true. Hamilton's final lap in Q2 was only good enough for 10th fastest, with Russell behind on track and still improving his time. The younger Briton - who has held an advantage over the weekend throughout…

The Formula 1 season will conclude on Sunday at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with the green flag scheduled to drop at 8 a.m. ET at the Yas Marina Circuit. It will be a victory lap for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, who already wrapped up the drivers' championship and the constructors' championship months ago. Verstappen will be seeking his…

There are millions of pounds at stake in the F1 constructors' championship. The Concorde Agreement, 50% of Formula 1's commercial rights profit becomes the prize money for the 10 teams. But that 50% figure isn't exact. For example, it is widely believed that Ferrari receive an additional sum due to their historical significance in the sport, while…

As the 2023 season concludes its journey, the final chapter unfolds with the Abu Dhabi GP this weekend, capping off another thrilling adventure around the world. However, the excitement surrounding this event might be tempered by Max Verstappen and Red Bull's early-season dominance. Despite the series of predictable outcomes, the season has created…

The last Formula 1 race of the season is about to begin, as it is set to start this November 26th in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Verstappen to win the Pole Position. Max Verstappen to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris and Pérez to complete the podium. This is the 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since the first…

3pts Ferrari to take pole position at 11/4 (Sky Bet) 2pts Fernando Alonso for a podium finish at 16/1 (Star Sports) FERRARI proved to be ahead of the pack on single lap pace on the streets of Las Vegas last weekend where this selection landed for us. This weekend, we return to a more conventional track for the final race of the season where I will…

The drivers and teams arrive in the Middle East this weekend as Formula One finishes its 2023 season with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Due to his stunning form this calendar year and his win in Las Vegas last time out, Max Verstappen once again enters as the heavy bookmakers' favourite but given the fact that he was pushed all the way in Nevada, value…

Formula 1 teams will be busy next year as there are a record-breaking 24 races on the schedule for the 2024 season. It starts and ends in the Middle East as the Bahrain Grand Prix kicks things off on Saturday, March 2 before concluding with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, December 8. After an all-conquering 2023 campaign, Max Verstappen will be…

Welcome to another episode of the F1 Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Every Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love motorsports and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of F1 action. From the fastest laps to the fastest pit stops to the fastest car of the day, Rod and Cody have…

Max Verstappen just keeps winning long after clinching the F1 Drivers Championship. He's won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix three times in a row and will look to make it a fourth in the season's final race. Let's look at the odds for Sunday's race. We've reached the finish line of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen clinched the F1 Drivers…

21 races down, only one to go. Max Verstappen has steamrolled all comers, taking his third consecutive world drivers' title and has so far won 18 of all of the races so far in 2023. His Red Bull team have broken records, too, winning all but one race which included a streak of 15 which ran from the last race of the 2022 season. Ferrari are the only…

The Formula 1 Grand Prix 2023 expects its final race. Red Bull Racing claims another title while their drivers lead the championship race. Still, it doesn't stop the Abu Dhabi GP 2023 from being one of the most wagered-on F1 events. Drivers are about to break new records, yet world-leading authorities speculate about the race. Knowing that…

For an overview of the F1 betting outlets, see what they had to say about this year's contest, the consensus seems to be that Hamilton will get the better of Perez despite the latter driving a car that has won 19 of the 20 GP races so far this season. With Verstappen managing to extract so much from the incredible Red Bull RB19 and setting an…

The US Grand Prix betting markets are open! The US race hasn't always been a firm fixture on the Formula 1 calendar, but its lineage stretches back to 1908. Different tracks have hosted the US GP over the years but, as it was in 2023, the upcoming race will take place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Millions will watch Max Verstappen…

July of 2022 was a heady time for IndyCar drivers who harbored Formula One dreams. The long-broken bridge that once sent Michael Andretti and Sebastien Bourdais from IndyCar's mountaintop to F1's taller peak was being rebuilt, or so we thought, as no fewer than three Indy aces began testing with McLaren. Less than two years later, only one of the…

The 2023 F1 calendar will feature an unprecedented three races held stateside, with Miami, Austin, and Las Vegas all able to witness greatness. But despite the current campaign providing plenty of excitement for its newfound American fanbase, the same cannot be said for the action on the track. Reigning back-to-back world champion Max Verstappen…

MAX VERSTAPPEN says he could be driven out of F1 if the sport's bosses keep tinkering with the rules. The F1 world champion is upset at plans to change the format of the sprint races - the six, 30-minutes races that are scheduled this season to form Sunday's grid for the GP. F1 chiefs are sold on the sprint races, which effectively allow them to…

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport must avoid a repeat of the confusing and controversial conclusions to the last two drivers' championship fights. Errors by the sport's governing body, the FIA, overshadowed the two races in which Max Verstappen won his two titles. The sport was first plunged into controversy at the end of 2021 when…

The reality was that Toto Wolff's team had been so superior that interest in the sport began to waver after Mercedes won seven consecutive drivers' and constructors' championships. You could even go as far as saying that the sport was really struggling at the start of the 2019 season but thanks to the release of Netflix's Drive to Survive at the…

The world of junior racing is filled to the brim with exciting young talent. Formula 1 teams are always scouting for the next superstar driver in the making, and we've compiled a list of who the hottest prospects that are making their names known. Whether it's racing in the junior single seater categories or even karting hotshots, here are the…

Max Verstappen says he expects Mercedes to bring the fight in a more competitive F12023, but he is just being polite, says Mark Webber. Verstappen was part of one of the most thrilling title battles that Formula 1 has ever seen alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2021, but while Verstappen's Red Bull team continued their form into 2022, the same was not…

After winning a record 15 races during the 2022 Formula 1 season, two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen is unsurprisingly the favorite to win a third consecutive title in 2023. The Red Bull driver has won 25 of the 44 races that have been contested since the start of the 2021 season, yet interestingly enough, he was not the preseason…

The title will be decided this weekend as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen enter the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points. Who's favourite to win the final race of the season? 188BET's odds are presented in decimal form: for every $1 wagered you would win the figure represented by the odds; so if Max Verstappen is favourite at 1.50, you would win…

Nicholas Latifi has more reason than most to blame circumstances outside of his control for his lack of results in Formula 1. Without a drive for 2023, his grand prix career is likely over at 27 after three seasons driving for a Williams team at a low ebb with just a trio of points finishes to show for his 61 starts. But the Canadian isn't that…

Grid girls used to be a popular staple of F1 race weekends before being phased out of the sport. But the series' bosses stopped the practice of using scantily females to pose around cars and drivers back in 2018 as the sport looked to move with the times. However, a number of venues have attempted innovative ways to get around the ban. Take the…

Normally, back-to-back race weekends in Formula One are a good opportunity to build some momentum as a viewer. The storylines from the previous race don't have to wait long for a continuation. However, everyone could use a breather after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix drama. Yet, here we are heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the season's final…

The stage is set for a dramatic, if not unprecedented, outing in Abu Dhabi - but who will triumph, who will miss out and who will come away from the race having accomplished their mission? RadioTimes.com brings you our top predictions ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2022. Shop Formula 12022 merchandise: "And the winner of most unnecessary…

Sunday 18th December, 2022 - 9:00am Daniel Ricciardo has picked out three of the best drives of his F1 career, and they're not what you'd expect. As an eight-time grand prix winner, Daniel Ricciardo is spoiled for choice when it comes to career highlights. However, while those victories stand tall among his career statistics, there were races that…

Astonishingly, 12 months have passed since F1's most controversial championship finale, as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen jousted in Abu Dhabi. Today, December 12, marks one year since the dramatic season finale of the 2021 F1 World Championship, and one year since my first cardiac event (I jest… I think?). Championship showdowns are actually…

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton scored the first 1-2 for Mercedes in something of an upset in Brazil. With our attention turning to the 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, is it fair to suggest something similar is on the cards? Red Bull's defending champion, Max Verstappen, has had the title in the bag for some time. Can he go out on a high and set a marker…

Over his 16 seasons in the sport Sebastian Vettel notched up an astonishing 53 wins, 122 podiums, 57 pole positions and four world championships. But in leaving Formula 1 the German driver also leaves his fans with countless more emotional and often hilarious memories. We asked our team of writers to name their favourite Vettel moments from his…

Red Bull's Max Verstappen pulled off a last-lap pass to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2021 Formula 1 world championship over Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at Yas Marina Circuit this past Sunday following a controversial late restart. Hamilton appeared to have the race win and what would have been a record-breaking eighth world championship in the…

One of the major storylines of the Formula 1 offseason thus far has been the silence of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton following his last-lap championship defeat to Max Verstappen in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. More than five weeks removed from the heartbreaking ending, the 37-year-old Briton has yet to address the public,…

Hamilton has won each of the last three races and is level on points with Verstappen, but the latter would be World Champion if they finish the campaign with the same total because he has racked up more race victories than the seven-time title winner. But Mercedes - who won every Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2014 until Verstappen's triumph last year…